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We are not off to a good start. I even rewound to see if I misheard, but no, there is a glaring inconsistency less than 19 minutes into the book. She says she texted him and he didn't respond, then they run into each other at the dance and he says he didn't think she was interested because she never texted him. She didn't even know she had his number! How could she have texted him before the dance?!

6:57:52, had to return due to library card invalidation. will try to get again.

I didn't have the book in front of me when I wrote that earlier update. I am actually about halfway through, not a third. No magic.

I think this book has been mismarketed. I am enjoying it, but I am not seeing the Hades/Persephone connection beyond being kidnapped to be married and I am definitely not seeing how it is a fantasy. Historical Fiction. 15th century Africa. No magic beyond what I would consider religious superstition, no magical beasts beyond cool African animals. And not a romance (which I like since she was kidnapped). So far...

This may not have been a good choice for audio at work. There are a lot of characters. And there are different POVs, but all the same narrator, read in the same tone, so I am often confused about whose story we are hearing.

Don't love that everything says "third book" and not final or the finale of a trilogy, but I guess we will see...

well crap. I didn't know this was a series of 10 books. I wouldn't have started...

all read during jury duty, I will have you know! Always take a paper book.

I may have made a mistake listening to this. There is a lot of timeline jumping and it is harder to keep track of listening. I also didn't realize that by "same world as Darker Shade of Magic", they basically meant sequel with some added characters. I wish I had read the other series more recently or refreshed my memory in some way before starting.

So is it just me, or is it really weird they are filming a Christmas movie during Christmas? Don't they usually film those in Spring and Summer?

A guess. The library took this back when they canceled my card. Other library doesn't even have it, so I didn't want to forget where I was...

A guess. The library took this back when I had just over two hours left. Other library says it will be 8+ weeks, so I didn't want to forget where I was...

Ugh, some of this editing. You proof dough. Dough is proofed. This is written as prove and proved multiple times and that's just not a thing.

I, too, dislike cows.

ok, ok. He apologized (finally!) and he is back on my good list.

Wow. That was fast. First chapter, I was thinking that I'm going to like this guy the best of all in this series so far. He was just my type. Chapter 2. He completely sucks and I don't know if I even want to stick around to see how he redeems himself. Also not sure if I'm going to like this age gap focus.

So I have had that conversation with my mom and it is hard, but on her birthday?! Seriously? Harsh.

the others' comments about a slow start seem to be accurate. It is just now getting moving a bit...almost 2 hours in.

I am already a tad confused. I thought this book was primarily about two people, but they just listed a ton of narrators. Oh well, here we go...

I can't imagine not listening to the audio version. Reading the words can not possibly compare to listening to such an enthusiastic narrator.

I am loving this. I love the concept and the characters. Only thing is, I am listening to it while at work and there are many characters to keep track of. I kind of wish they took the Clue route and gave them color names...

So it took 92%, but they have finally clearly stated that the triplets are 10 in this book. Establishing the timeline in relation to the movie has been the biggest headache for me. This really shouldn't be this difficult and has been very distracting for me.

So it took 92%, but they have finally clearly stated that the triplets are 10 in this book. Establishing the timeline in relation to the movie has been the biggest headache for me. And of course the internet isn't telling me how old the triplets were in the movie. This really shouldn't be this difficult and it is very distracting for me.

I don't like it when I don't like the main character right off the bat, when I am probably supposed to sympathize with her. That usually indicate a hard read for me.

oh the mood swings! Serious highs and lows between beautiful moments and extreme rage. Such a ride.

This really is rage-inducing. I am mad at almost everyone and the world in this book. But it is so well-written.

Can I just say that I hate how whoever made this Goodreads page is following that horrible trend of filling the back of the book with nothing but "praise" instead of actual information about the book?

So, I have two major issues. 1. She is upset when she realizes that her other lives are also on anti-depressants. This tells me she doesn't understand what her meds are actually for and this hasn't been addressed yet. and 2. How is she so good at everything she gave up?! I mean, olympian swimmer, a renowned glaciologist, a rockstar... How many people would have actually been good at what they wanted to be as a kid?

Not relevant to where I am in the story, but I will forever be bitter that the infamous letters are apparently only included certain special editions of the print book, especially when considering the shorter length (and rushed pace) of this book relative to the others.